Syrian History photos

Syrian leaders at an afternoon coffee with King Hussein in Damascus in 1956
The Presidential Palace, Damascus 1956: From left to right: Prime Minister Said al-Ghazzi, King Hussein of Jordan, President Shukri al-Quwatli, Chief-of-Staff of the Syrian Army Shawkat Shuqayr, and Justice Minister Maamoun al-Kuzbari.

President Shukri al-Quwatli with an officer in the Jordanian Army in 1956

President Shukri al-Quwatli with former Syrian prime ministers in 1958
From left to right: Ex-Prime Minister Husni al-Barazi, ex-Prime Minister Hasan al-Hakim, and President Shukri al-Quwatli

A banquet held in honor of Sultan al-Atrash, the commander of the Syrian Revolt of 1925-1927, at the Presidential Palace in Damascus
From left to right: Prime Minister Sabri al-Asali, Parliament Speaker Akram al-Hawrani, and Sultan al-Atrash.

President Shukri al-Quwatli at Damascus Airport before his departure to the USSR in 1956
President Quwatli is third from right, and next to him, third from left, is Prime Minister Sabri al-Asali

Anwar al-Sadat, the Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament, with Prime Minister Said al-Ghazzi in 1957

Egyptian Parliament Speaker Anwar al-Sadat visiting the Syrian Parliament in 1957
From left to right: Secretary-General of Parliament Fayek al-Nehlawi, Speaker of the Syrian Parliament Akram al-Hawrani, Egyptian Speaker Anwar al-Sadat